The Leader., September 19, 1902, Image 3

HOW EBE/N
STRUCK HIS GAIT !
OACH & L U F K IN , Attorneys
at Luw.” That was the firm
1 name, but everybody, Including
the office boy and the bookkeeper,
knew that Lufkin, Ebon Lufkin, didn’ t
amount to much either in the affairs
of the office, as a lawyer, or as an Indi­
vidual.
l ie was older than Judge
Roach, slimmer, slower, more silent,
an old-fasliioned bachelor. As a mat­
ter of fact his position in tlie firm was
more that of chief clerk than partner.
He wrote most o f the letters "by hand,”
a small, beautiful, legible hand, of
which he was very proud.
Judge
Roach "made allowances” for "Ebon,”
as he called him. They had been class­
mates at college, and the judge remem­
bered that Lufkin had been iiis guhle,
counselor and friend at school. In busi­
ness, though, things were different.
Roach was assertive, confident, push­
ing. He had up-to-date methods and
wore up-to-date clothes. Lufkin liad
the scholarship without any ability to
"got there.” Roach was one of those
ineu who would have succeeded from
section hand to superiuteudeucy. He
got "next” to everything. After ten
years of profitable law practice he be­
gan to regard Eben more as one of tiie
office fixtures than as a friend and
equal.
Reing wealthy by Inheritance, ti e
division of profits with Lufkin didn’t
matter to Judge Roaeh, but his part­
ner's cautious, hesitating, methodical
ways began to seem irksome. Lufkin
imagine 1 that he was the "safety” of
the partnership. Roach began to think
ho was a hindrance, a dead weight. He
no longer felt the need of an adviser,
and he resented criticism. Ebon sel­
dom ventured to Interfere with affairs,
i kiu «m id overhear him dictating let-
| ter», old Eben got out the little oilstone
from his bottom drawer and, as he
sharpened his penknife, whistled “ The
Campbells Are Coming” In a weird
and dreary discord. A few days after­
ward he noticed that Judge Koaclt wore
a very brilliant rose In his buttonhole
as he strode Into the office In the morn­
ing And In the evening, after she had
gone and the old bachelor went Into
the private office to get the morning
paper out of the waste basket, tie saw
the same rose In a bottle of water on
Miss Gildersleeve's desk.
After that he began to notice a lot
of unusual things In Judge Roach's
dross and demeanor, and he whistled
"The Campbells Arc Coming” all the
time, to all kinds of measure, an 1 nev­
er in tune, ltoach was unmistakably
Irritated when Eben suddenly resumed
the dictation of letters. To do this it
was necessary for the old fellow either
to call Miss Gildersleeve Into the main
office or to Intrude upon the privacy of
Roach's sanctum. The Judge began to
conceive a deep-rooted but unreasona­
ble hatred for his old partner. Luf­
kin's correspondence began to surpass
all reason. The amiable Miss Gilder­
sleeve was forever taking notes. But
now it was Eben who monopolised her
time.
The Judge tried coming down early.
He arrived one morning at 7 o’clock.
Hut Lufkin was already at work. Then
he tried loitering in the evening, but
Eben Insisted on “ locking up.”
" I lielieve the old fool thinks Miss
Gildersleeve has eusnared me,” reflect­
ed Roach, gnawing at his mustache.
"The meddlesome fossil.'”
As a matter of fact, the Judge had
found Ills stenographer so quick-witted,
so modest, so amiable aud so comely
that he was beginning to consider the
propriety of showing her a little more
personal attention. You see, she was
the daughter of an old and respected
client aud she had come to town an ut­
ter struuger. Her manners were those
of the nurtured Southern lady. She
was young, diffident, Industrious, dis­
creet. Why not show her some of the
consideration which Is usually omitted
between employer and employe? 8«
thought Judge Roach. It could do no
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lug In the park after dark.
Nobody
would see them. He could keep away
from the crowded drives and fashion­
able resorts. So he asked her.
"Oh, I thank you, Mr. Roach,” she
had answered, “ but 1 promised a friend
to attend the concert this evening. It’s
very kind of you, I ’m sure.”
He saw that she was pleased, flatter­
FO U ND
TH F
ROSF.
ON
M ISS
G II.D E R -
ed. he guessed, and by the merest
S L E E V E ’ S D ESK .
chance he drove that evening past the
but Roach “ felt” that his acts were es­ music stand in the park. He saw her,
timated. his words weighed, his man­ her face radiant, smiling, chatting gay-
ners considered, his behavior criticised ly to a man.
The next day, having asked Miss Gil­
by the silent, watchful, gentle old fe l­
low behind the desk. Even Lufkin’s dersleeve to withdraw. Judge Roach,
rusty black alpaca coat looked like a looking quite solemn. Ills hand trem­
tacit remonstrance against Roach’s bling a bit, bis face flushed, called
Eben into his oflice and closed the
smart blue serge “ military.”
door.
"H e’s too slow,” thought the judge.
"Eben,” be said, awkwardly confus
"H e’s a boy yet,” said Lufkin to him
ed, " I ’ve been thinking—o f course it’s
self.
"Wonder if Eben’ll stand it,” thought Just a notion of mine, but I —have you
Roach, when he made up his mind to thought anything of withdrawing from
employ a young woman stenographer, i the partnership—going In for yourself,
"A good w ife would make a man of Eben ?”
"Yes, I ’ve thought of it, George," said
him." mused Lufkin, who didn’t know
Anything about the Impending innova­ Lufkin, quietly, a sad kind of smile
hovering about the corner of his gentle
tion.
t The new stenographer was the mouth, " I think I'd have done better
daughter o f one of the firm’s deceased alone, perhaps, but It’s a bit late now.
clients. She was a Southern girl, with I ’ m afraid. You see I ’ve been fitting
a brune, serious face, much wavy black myself to your necessities so long that
hair, wistful gray-blue eyes and a dis­ —but if you wish it. George---- ”
“ Oh, I don’t wish It, Eben,” blurted
tant manner. Mr. Lufkin loked at her
as he might have looked at a strange, Roach, who was beginning to feel very
beautiful insect when his partner stam­ “ cheap,” “ I don’t wish It. I've no fault
mered an introduction, but he took the to find, but you're a different kind of a
large, white hand she held out to him, man from me, you're a little too—that
is, why, you're too d—d slow!" con­
and said:
cluded the Judge, trying to Justify him
"Thank you. Miss GiUlersleeve.”
He was always polite like that, even self by becoming brutal.
"A s you say, George.” answered
to clerks, servants and beggars, and
Judge Roach had an idea that It was Ebon, very softly. “ I ’ll drop out. It’ll
one of the qualities that helped to keep be especially inconvenient Just n o w - "
"W hy?” The judge was resolved to
Eben down. When Miss Gllderaleeve
had been duly installed in her little have no mercy.
"W ell, you see, I had arranged to be
corner Lufkin seemed to forget her
presence altogether except when he en­ married at New Year's, and---- ”
"Married?” Judge Roach forgot his
tered or left the office. Then it v as
“ Good morning. Miss Gildersleeve,” or resentment in the surprising news.
"Yes. George," resumed the quiet
“ Good evening. Miss Gildersleeve.” hut
no more. She had been in the office man. "w e—that Is Miss Gildersleeve
two months before he ventured to dic­
“ You don't mean to tell me that you
tate a letter. But he didn’t keep it
tip. He seemed to. prefer writing his anil Miss Gildersleeve are to be mar­
own letters with a pen. Judge Roach, ried. Eben!" Mr. Roach was growing
on the contrary, never had written so gray about the lips.
"W e intended to keep It a secret for
many letters. In fact, Eben. who nat­
urally overheard everything, had nev­ a while. George---- "
“ Stop! Shut up. will you? Just for
er known that his partner belonged to
The I wo
so many clubs, went to so many places, a minute, please. Eben.”
knew so many fashionable ladies, was friends sat quite silent for a few min
in correspondence with so many promi­ utes. and then: “ Ebe. old boy,” said the
Judge, “ you don't want to remember
nent men.
But when the judge bought « bmnd- anything I said about breaking up the
new oak. drop-top typewriting desk for partnership: I didn't mean It. I Just
Miss Gildersleeve and had it placed in wanted to see what you'd say before I
his own private office, where neither went away I intended to tell you that
the prying clerks nor the receptive Luf- I ’ m going to Europe for a mouth. I
I think I ’ll start to-morrow.
Court’» |
I adjourned and you can look after ev- I
CONDITIONS GROW WORSE.
1 " i T i ! ! * .'“ cludla* the correspondence. Letted State* Warship and a Cruiser ,
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1 here was a vague smile as he said
th!*. but Eben laughed .„ftiy and they
shook bands, and when Mr. Roach was
alone he looked absently out of the
window and muttered
"And 1 gave him credit for being'too
slow!” —Chicago Record-Herald.
“ T H E S T A R -S P A N 3LED B AN N E R .'
Recom m endation that the Song
M em orized by Every One.
Be
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Ordered to the Isthmus.
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FORESTS ON FIRE
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epi\ 1 3 _ ^ cre^ry Oregon and Washington Under
Moody has telegraphed to the com­
Thick Clouds of Smoke.
manders of the battleship Wisconsin, j
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now at Bremerton, aud the cruiser
Cincinnati, at Port au Prince, directing SEVERAL DEATHS NEAR VANCOUVER
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**-■- to
them ..........------
to proceed as
soon as --- possible
the Isthmus oi Panama, the Wisconsin
reinforcing the Panger at Panama and Villages, Farmhouses, Barns, Crops and
Livestock Destroyed by Wholesale
the Cincinnati taking station at Colon.
It will take the Wisconsin fully 20!
— Property Loss Immense.
days to make the long trip of over j
4,050 miles down the Pacific coast to '
i ’anama. The navy department had | Portland, Sept. 15.— Forest fires are
ntended to send ' the Boston, which | 8ti11 ra8inK in every section of Eastern
is now getting ready for service at San Multnomah and Clackamas counties.
Francisco, to relieve or reinforce the Thousands of acres have been burned
Ranger, but the alarming situation over, and hundreds ol persons have
which lias so quickly ariseh on the been rendered homeless.
The tiro is
isthmus prompted the officials to take still spreading and gaining in force,
more
to , incrcease
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ile the weather conditions promise
•■aval representation of the United j no relief. Tne
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people have been com­
States in that section.
pelled to flee for their lives, and many
l h e ( Cincinnati w ill only consume a iscaped only bv galloping through the
few days in her trip across from Cape files [that enveloped the roads.
No
llaytien, and by the beginning of next fatalities have yet been reported in
week she should tiave reached the other Multnomah or Clackamas counties,
terminal of the Panama
railroad. but it is feared that men working in
While the destruction, of Admiral the canyons of the Cascade foothills
K illic k ’s flagship swept away the w ill be surrounded by fire before they
entire naval force of flavti, and naval learn of their danger and will be
officials believe that the Cincinnati burned to death in the fiery trap.
can relinquish her post, there is
Farmers in the vicinity of Gresham.
danger that some of the ports where Rock wood, Powell’ s Valley, Pleasant
American property interests are large Home, Damascus, Springwater, Viola,
may suffer because of the practice Highland and Dodge have lost their
which has grown up in course of the houses, barns, fences, and milch of
rebellion of burning towns before evac­ their livestock, and must have assist­
uating them, and it has been decided ance from the outside to avoid suffer­
to semi the gunboat Montgomery to ing. By courageous fire fighting many
replace the Cincinnati on the Havtian
dwellings were saved, but barns fall of
coast.
The Montgomery has just fin­ hay, orchards and crop« standing in
ished participation in the maneuvers, the fields are a total loss. The dam­
and is being overhauled at the New age in this district will reach nearly
York navy yard.
150,000.
How many people know the words of
the National anthem, "The Star-Span-
gled Banner?” This question was put
at a convention o f the General Society
of the \\ ar of 1813 held recently in Bos­
ton, aud resolutions were drafted
which, if they bear fruit, will result
In more Americans becoming familiar
with the stirring words. These resolu­
tions were proposed by Thomas Hill,
one o f the Baltimore delegates to the
convention, says a writer In the Balti­
more American, and are us follows:
'Whereas, The people of the United
States have for years made use of an
anthem known as ’The Star-Spangled
Banner,' and
'Whereas, It Is right and proper that
the hymn should be declared by the
Congress of these United States:
“ Resolved, By the General Society of
the W ar of 1812, That the society will
urge upon Congress to declare ‘The
Star-Spangled Banner' the national
hymn.
"Resolved, That the society urge upon
the authorities of the public schools of
the country the Importance of teaching
the words of this national hymn to the
pupils of said schools.
Resolved, That the several State so­
cieties attending this meeting will rec­
ommend such measures In their respect­
ive. States as will best bring about this
Sawmill and Town Wiped Out.
OIL FIELD ON FIRE.
result.”
Bridal Veil, Or., Sept. 15.— Fire de­
“ My motive for suggesting these res­ Beaumont, Texas, W ells May All be De­ stroyed the sawmill of the Bridal Veil
olutions,” said Mr. Hill, “ arose from a
Lumbering company and the whole
stroyed Losses will be heavy.
spectacle witnessed at a recent unveil­
town of Palmer, situated two miles
Beanmont, Tex., Sept. 13.— The oil
ing of n monument erected at Arlington
south of Bridal Veil. The fire origin­
field here is on fire, and, judging from ated along the right of way o! the O.
to the memory of the soldiers o f the
the great volume of smoke which is
K. & N., and soon spread and threat­
Spanlsh-Amerlcan war. On this occa­
flowing in from Spindle Top, there is
ened the property of the lumbei com­
sion were assembled high dignitaries of
grave fear that great loss may be sus­
In spite of all efforts the fire
church and stute, a fine vested choir tained if the field is not entirely de­ pany.
worked up the mountain side and the
and a number of patriotic societies.
stroyed. The fire started early in the
Both the m ill and
“ As the veil w-as removed from the evening in some waste oil along the sawmill caught.
monument the United States Marine Texas & Sabine tracks, and burned the town of Palmer had a perfect sys­
tem of water works, but on account of
band struck up ‘The Star-Spangled about 60 feet of trestle.
This was
Banner’ and the vast throng took it up. under control in a short time, and it the high wind the water seemed to have
Within one
The first stanza went well, all of us was believed that all danger had no effect on [the flames.
singing. When the second stanza be­ passed, but soon the fire had been com­ hour after the fire struck the sawmill
gan I did not know the words, so I municated to the field, and a number tiie once prosperous tow n was complete­
ly wiped out.
had a chance to observe those around of huge settling tanks containing
me. To my surprise I observed that thousands of barrels of petroleum have
Heavy Los» un dray'a
ri a* mu over a large
Ikrge are
area of country
the president, who had been singing already expludud. aud o G mms *•* • » ... o-ragtiig
ttruTF iroseTraiuTmost of'tfm officials' the fire, which had spread over a wide east of Elma. Seven large mills have
The ground is saturated with suffered more or less loss, and some
of state were also silent. When the »tea.
struck up
up the band and oil, and there is no chance ol stopping have been destroyed.
third stanza struck
The Star m ill and surrounding v il­
the vested choir did the work, and at the progress of the flames tonight.
the fourth all I eouhl distinguish above The fire is spreading rapidly, and it lage have teen wiped ont. The boys
is believed that the whole field w ill be fought bravely but had to yield and fly
the sound of the hand Instruments were
for their lives. Wagon loads of refu­
ignited before daylight.
the sounds, ’Te, te, turn, turn, turn,
The Btreets are filled with people, gees are arriving from the burning dis­
turn,’ hummed vigorously by the ladles
thousands of them now on the way to trict, and people are beginning to
In the patriotic societies.
the field in every sort of vehicle, and move out of Elma. Many farmhouses
It seemed to me that such a condi­ on foot. There are 410 producing wells and barns have lieon destroyed.
tion of affairs should be remedied, so I in the field. Some of them are buried
The seven large mills have an aggre­
offered the resolutions at our recent con­ under earth to safeguard against fire.
gate value of over $500,000. The loss
vention.”
A tank known as Higgins has blown from timber destroyed will probably lie
off its top, and the burning oil is run­ $500,000, making a total loss in this
Done on B oard Ship.
The party In the smoking-room of the ning along the ground, and this may section nearly, if not quite, $1,000.000.
steamer was talking o f Irish wit and be communicated to other tanks.
Women Burned to Death.
A t 1:30 this morning the telegraph
the quickness thereof. Several gave
Vancouver, Wash., Sept. 15.— The
personal experiences, and one man, to operator at Gladys says he fears he
Id* sorrow, tried to use an old story, will be compelled to leave his post, forest fires raging throughout Clark
Then spoke the agent for an exporting and all means of communication will county the past week have reached a
house, savs the New York Tribune.
he cat off.
The entire apparatus of climax. The fires are the most exten­
" I was coming up the South Amerl- ‘ be tire department is being loaded on sive in the history of the county. The
an coast on a sailing ship last winter," <•»" »° be sent to the field, and a large full amount of damage cannot be fully
learned, but reports tnat have reached
he said, "when this happened. There number of people will go on trains,
town indicate the loss to include several
was a Norwegian In the crew who was
lives in addition to at least $100,000.
FAMOUS OUTLAW SURRENDERS.
bsolutely fearless aloft.
He did a
It is reported that eight families
number o f tricks for us one afternoon,
and Discouraged, Tralnrobber are homeless at Fifth Plain and that
and as a grand finale stood on his bead Disabled
Mrs. August Meyers was burned in her
Bert Alvord (lives Up.
on top of the mainmast. W e held our
home. Her husand was fighting the
Tucson, Aria., Sept. 13. — Bert A l­ fire, and when the house caught, being
breaths until he swung himself hack
vord, the famous trainrobber and out­ ill and feeble, she was unale to escape
into the rigging.
I would like to sec any of you do law, has surrendered to Sheriff Lewis, the flames. Mrs. Hendrickson and two
that,' he boasted when he reached the of Cochise county, and "B illy ” Stites, children of the same place are also
his old pal, who tamed state’ s evi- missing, and it is feared that they, too,
deck.
I can do it,’ said a little Irishman, j dence and joined the Arizona rangers. have perished.
one of the kind who will never be Hounded by rangers in the United
Swamping Timber Before Fire.
stumped.’ •I can do It.’ and forthwith i Mates, and ruralee in Mexico, broken
in spirit, his right arm shattered by
Wendling, Or., Sept.
15. — The
he started up the mast.
h<1 ! bullets so that he can no longer nse Wendling crew of the Booth-Kelly lum­
•We could see from the way
a gun, Alvord decided to give up the ber company was called from the mill
■•limbed that be knew nothing atmut
desperate chances of the life he had today to fight fire in the timber belong­
moving about aloft, and the captain
been leading and trust to the leniency ing to the company, five miles above
yelled at him through the megaphone
of the law.
the m ill. The Are is making strong
to come down before he killed himself.
He is charged with attempting to
He howled back that he was going to rob the United States mail at Cochise headway in some of the company’ s best
timber, and all the men are now at
stand on his head first. He reached the in 1899, and at Fairbanks in
1900. wor|( swamping the timber in advance
crosstrees, and was actually putting The charge of train robbery, which Is
Ills heels Into the air, when the ship a capital offense in Arizona, also hangs j of the lire in the hope of staying its
rolled and down he came. W e held our over his head. He left Iiis companion, progress.
breaths again.
Bravo Juan, after a futile attempt to
Sixty People Homeless.
•Fortunately he struck in the sag of
op the International express car
Oregon City, Sept. 15.— Sixty people
loose sail, bounded off and alighted
Hcrmosillo three weeks ago. Juan are homeless in the town of Spring-
on the deck at his feet.
is still active, and is the last of the water, 20 miles east of Oregon City.
" T d like to see any o f you do that!' ¡ famous gang at large.
Fire reached that place early in the
lie cried, even liefore he had recovered
morning and the people were forced to
from the shock. T d like to see you!’ ”
Treasure tor the Orient.
flee for their lives. The poet office and
San Francisco, Sept. 13.— The Hong store took Are and were soon destroyed,
( Q u a lifie d .
“ He furnishes small speculators with Kong Mam, which sailed today for together the Grange Hall, M area bee
the Orient, carries in her treasure Hall, the church and pnblic school
tips.”
room more than $500,000 in treasure. building and many residences.
"W h y doesn’t he speculate for him­
Some of this ¡ b in the form of Mexican
self?"
Coburg Fire Beyond Control.
dollars, but the majority of the ship­
‘ He failed."— Detroit Free Press.
Eugene, Or., Sept. 15.— instructive
ment coniiste of bars.
Area are deetroying valuable timber in
What does a girl do when her wed
ail directions. Near Coburg a large
Snow In South Dakota.
ding day Is set, and the groom fails
Below Hend­
Lead, S. D., Sept. 13. — The first Are is beyond control.
to arrive? The last girl who went
through the ordeal fainted, or pretend snow storm of the season set in early ricks' Ferry is the largest fire yet re­
today. It is melting here as it falls. ported, and it is now burning furiously
ed to.
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At Bald mountain and other points in the large .timber on both sides n
Nerve is sometimes annoying, but
the McKenzie river.
l north of there the ground is white.
nerve» are worse.